Maarten Van Der Velde
Senior Researcher at MemoryLab
Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
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Top SchoolMaarten Van Der Velde is an applied cognitive scientist and senior researcher with a decade of experience building computational models to understand memory and optimize adaptive learning systems. Currently finishing a PhD at the University of Groningen, he has led projects on predicting learner performance, modelling forgetting across timescales, and quantifying the benefits of adaptive learning in both pandemic and normal contexts. He combines hands-on cognitive modelling (including teaching ACT-R practicals) with data-driven evaluation to turn theoretical mechanisms into practical learning interventions. Based in the Netherlands, Maarten works at MemoryLab and Precision Cognition Labs, bringing academic rigor to real-world edtech problems and a demonstrated knack for disentangling cognitive factors that underlie retrieval performance. An often overlooked strength is his experience translating complex models into teachable tools and competitions, having co-organised a regional Brain Olympiad to engage younger audiences.
10 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at University of Groningen
English, Dutch
Github Skills (3)
machine-learning2
computer-graphics2
computer-vision2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
maartenvandervelde/ML-leaf
Nov 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:28 commits, 27 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
VanRijnLab/cogmod-bpm-2018
Nov 2018 - Dec 2019
Materials for Cognitive Modelling: Basic Principles and Methods (KIM.CMB11)
Contributions:4 PRs, 10 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 1 month
principleskimmachine-learningcognitivecognitive-modelling
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